"Commander, there is news from the rear that the Qin army is building a pontoon bridge." At this time, Liu Ping came over with a piece of information and a happy face.
"Okay! Summon the generals to discuss matters." Zhao Kuo said happily, and immediately turned around and strode towards the military camp.
After a while, all the generals of South Korea and Wei gathered in the camp, led by Wei Wuji and Baoyang, sitting on both sides.
Zhao Kuo slowly glanced around, his eyes lingering on everyone's face for a moment, and then said loudly: "The Qin army has begun to build a pontoon bridge to cross the river. The time has come for our army to defeat the Qin army."
"The general has a clever plan, and the Qin army really can't stand it any longer."
"The general is truly a soldier sage in this world."
"We, the State of Wei, will definitely be able to defeat the State of Qin and regain our homeland under the leadership of the general."
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A group of flatterers immediately stood up and complimented.
Zhao Kuo sat on the main seat with a look of enjoyment on his face. He couldn't help but think in his heart: No wonder people in high positions are very happy knowing that their subordinates are flattering them. It turns out that being flattered is really comfortable!
"Ahem." Wei Wuji rescued Zhao Kuo from being surrounded by flatterers, stood up and said, "Commander, do you want to continue attacking Hangu Pass?"
"Leave fifty thousand troops led by Jin Bi and continue to attack Hangu Pass. The others will march eastward with me to meet the enemy." Zhao Kuo thought for a moment and said.
If the Han army had not come, Zhao Kuo would definitely have chosen to attack the enemy with his entire army, but now with the help of the Han army, Zhao Kuo planned to try and see if he could defeat Hangu Pass on the premise of defeating the Qin army.
Thinking of this, Zhao Kuo wanted to scold the Chu army.
Zhao Kuo could understand why he had been hesitant to send troops before, saying that he had a large territory and it would take a long time to recruit troops.
Yesterday, I finally received news that the Chu State sent 300,000 troops. They did not go north to join the Han and Wei families, but to attack Nanjun, which was the former capital of the Chu State.
If Chu goes north to join Han and Wei, Zhao Kuo is confident that he will destroy Qin just like the five kingdoms defeated Qi.
pity……
Zhao Kuo really convinced these people!
But at least it can be considered as sharing a little pressure. Zhao Kuo can only comfort himself in this way.
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On the bank of the river, soldiers wearing armor and holding spears were waiting in formation, staring straight ahead, not daring to relax at all.
Their enemy is not the Wei army that has not yet arrived, but the strong men who are building pontoon bridges in the water.
One day ago, they were companions.
Now, he has become an enemy.
The pontoon bridge is not that easy to build, especially on a big river like the river. The river surface is wide and the current is fast. If someone is not careful, a person will be swept away. The pontoon bridge is completely filled with the lives of strong men.
Especially at this time, it is winter, the wind is biting and the river is freezing cold. It can be said that as long as these strong men go into the water, they will most likely not be able to get out. Even if they can make it ashore alive in the end, except for a few lucky people, most people will not be able to get out.
They will freeze to death or die of illness.
The soldiers on the shore lined up in a row to supervise these strong men. If anyone dared to be lazy, they would come forward to remind them. After three reminders, they would be beaten instead.
It's not that they are cruel, but if they don't do this, they will be the ones building the bridge.
Facing the power of imperialism, these ordinary people have no power to resist and can only choose to die as fellow Taoists rather than die as poor Taoists.
"ah!"
A shrill voice came from the river. A strong man could not bear the cold water, and his body suddenly convulsed. He was swept away by the river before he could call for help.
Immediately afterwards, another strong man was driven into the river to fill the gap.
King Qin stood not far away, watching all this indifferently, without any mercy on his face.
It was as if these people in front of me were not humans, but animals.
As each living life disappears into the river forever, the floating bridge gradually takes shape.
"All troops, cross the river." Si Li stood on the bank, pulled out his long sword, and swung it forward with all his strength.
The Qin army lined up in long lines and marched from the five pontoons that had just been built towards the south bank of the river. After arriving at the bank, they quickly formed a fighting formation under the command of Si Li to provide protection for the army behind them.
Soon, King Qin also crossed the river surrounded by Fei Lian's army.
"Your Majesty, General, traces of the Wei army have been found ahead." Not long after, the scout reported.
"Continue to explore where the main force of the Wei army is." Si Li ordered: "The others will follow me in formation and be ready to meet the enemy at any time."
"promise."
King Qin stood aside without saying a word and allowed Si Li to command.
He didn't know how to lead troops in war, but he knew how to give generals enough rights.
"General, traces of Korean troops have been found ahead. They are with Wei troops." Soon, another scout reported.
"Have the Han army come too?" King Qin muttered, not surprised.
Since it is a four-nation alliance, Zhao Jun is trapped in Shangdang, and Wei Jun has already attacked and successfully captured the Sanchuan area, there is no reason for South Korea not to take a share of the pie.
But what worries King Qin is that there has been no news from Chu State so far.
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"Do you have any information about Si Li? Which battle formations can he make good use of? Do you have any innate skills?" Zhao Kuo asked during the march.
Le Yi, the only one in the Zhao army who knew Si Li, was still in Changping, so he could only ask Wei Wuji and Bao Yuan.
"Si Li used to be a Shu native, but later he became a Qin native after Sima Cuo destroyed Shu. In these years, except for the battle against Qi, he spent most of his time stationed in the west and north of Qin to guard against the Qiang people. I don’t know much about him, I just know that he is trusted by the King of Qin,” Wei Wuji said.
Zhao Kuo looked at Baoyuan again.
"Si Li is a warrior in the extraordinary realm. He is very brave, good at offense, and not weak at defense. When the Five Kingdoms conquered Qi, I never saw him use his natural skills." Bao Yuan said.
"The State of Qin has developed to the point where it actively enters other countries to spy on intelligence and even controls public opinion. Other countries are still superficial, and even the main generals of the enemy countries do not understand it."
Zhao Kuo sighed in his heart, feeling deeply that it was not easy for these countries to resist Qin for so long.
However, Zhao Kuo was not worried. In the previous situation, Qin was strong and Zhao was weak, and he could still remain undefeated.
What's more, Qin is weak and Han and Wei are strong. Among the coalition forces, whether Zhao Kuo himself, Wei Wuji, or Baoyang are not inferior to Si Li, they are even better.
"Commander, the leading troops of the Qin Army have crossed the river." At this time, a messenger came from the front.
"I understand. I am sending an order to the front army not to attack, but to allow the Qin army to cross the river. I will report this every half hour." Zhao Kuo said to the ordering soldiers.
His purpose was to defeat the Qin army and then rescue the Zhao army, not to prevent the Qin army from crossing the river. Therefore, he had to wait until most of the Qin army had crossed the river before launching an attack, otherwise he would only kill the vanguard at most.
"Send the order, the whole army should speed up and reach Pingyin before tonight."
Zhao Kuo waved his hand, and the blast formation covered the coalition's 250,000 troops, and the speed increased by more than 20%.